A Burkini is traditional and is a type of modesty swimsuit for women. The dress covers up the whole body except for the face, hands, and feet. The material is very light and ideal for swimwear and the amount of skin that is covered by the Burkini is almost the same as a wetsuit with a swimming cap. The design stays intact with the traditional Islamic way of dressing.
Materials of the burkini:
A burkini is like straight-legged pants along with long sleeves and a full-body covering Islamic dress. A hood or a swim cap covers the hair and the neck and fits closely around the face. It is slightly looser than a wetsuit and it is made out of SPF50+ fabric. With a finely woven polyester swimsuit fabric and not the heavier neoprene which is used for wetsuits.
Depending on the model or the manufacturer, a suit can consist of four to two pieces. The original burkinis were made from 100 percent polyester. You can find 3 types of Burqini's nowadays, modest fit, active fit, and slim fit; all are available in a variety of colors. The active style is more comfortable than the rest and is made of polyester-spandex fabric with a Teflon coat to decrease the water resistance.
Burkini as a modest form of dressing:
The whole design of the burkini is to follow the modest form of dressing of the Islamic tradition and as well as provide an option for beachwear for Muslim women. This level of acceptance can change from community to community or country to country but most of the moderate Muslims have accepted this as an acceptable form of dress.
Notable professors and fashion designers have a common viewpoint that the debate around burqini and other types of females dresses is not just about a piece of garment but they go deeper in the sense of symbolism, various assumptions, and the political implications that are projected onto it. Feminism and secularism bring forward two different meanings of the burqini and other modesty swimwear like the burqini can be simply seen as a simple choice of clothing or as a symbol of women subjugation or some form of freedom for women from the age-old traditions. Thus it is not just a dress but has sparked debates over the years and the dress continues to be either accepted by some or rejected by others depending upon the various factors.
Thus, a Burkini is a type of swimwear for Muslim women who abide by the Islamic traditions of covering up the women's body from head to toe with only the face, feet, and hands showing. The light material of the dress makes it ideal for swimming too and many modern Muslims have slowly accepted this form of dressing.